Early Care and Education Access Grants
OCCRRA is excited about the opportunity to support Ohio’s Early Care and Education Access Grants. The Ohio Department of Children and Youth and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Family Assistance, was approved through the State of Ohio Controlling Board and Legislative Appropriation to spend these federal funds.
Analysis by the Bipartisan Policy Center found that an estimated 76,660 Ohio children are unable to access potentially needed early care and education due to a gap in availability of early care and education slots throughout the state. The Ohio Department of Children and Youth (DCY) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) have allocated $85 million dollars of discretionary funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for five competitive grant opportunities to improve access to early care and education for Ohio children.
Early Care and Education Access Grant Reconciliations will be available soon. The deadline to submit your reconciliation and documentation is August 31, 2024.
Early Care and Access Grant Documents
- Access Grant CCMPL PDF / 6 pages
- Early Care and Education Access Grant Application Guidance Document PDF / 6 pages
- Early Care and Education Access Grant User Guide PDF / 12 Pages
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) PDF / 7 pages
For additional questions, please contact OCCRRA at support@occrra.org or 614-396-5959.